night bythebaltimoreoriolesshot them back into first place with the new york yankees, a first-place tie. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning! with less than a month to go in the season, there is no race closer than the a.l. east. orioles and yanks in a dead heat after mark reynolds unloaded in baltimore, smashed a pair of home runs. he was on an absolute tear, eight homers in the last seven games. orioles won it 10-6. >>> push came to shove between the cubs and nationals. the coaches went after each other in the fifth. that was quickly broken up. then in the sixth, castillo almost hit bryce harper and here we go, the benches cleared. after a few tense moments, things escalated at first base. the real punches thrown, jawing back and forth. we'll call it a draw. nats won the game 9-2. >>> it is one of the easiest things to do in baseball, but the colorado rockies made it look difficult. taking on the braves, runner on third, the pitch, the problem is he took his eye off the ball. it's all right, it's only the second inning, we'll get it back. no you won't. it was the only

. to the left. couldn't make the grab. the orioles end thegame.baltimorecando no wrong. they sweep the rays. orioles were in first place for five hours. then the yankees beat the red sox. rbi single moved him into a tie. the orioles are tied for first after a 2-0 win. >>> no league was safe in texas. rangers scored two in the eighth. two-run shot. indians rally to win, 5- 4. twins down one in the ninth. travis changed that with a swing. tied with a home run. rbi single. twins score a run in the eighth, ninth and tenth and beat the royals, 4-3. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> here is todd santos with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> good morning, mara. a beautiful day for us across the east coast. new york city, 65 degrees. chicago, quite a bit cooler. you are on the backside of the front. 52 right now. same number in kansas city. central and southwest missouri. dallas making a chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon. l.a. coming in at 96. a cooldown in california as we get into the beginning of this coming week. there's a look at saturday. 77 in

.baltimorecrushedthem. the rays two back in the east. the tigers made up a game on the white sox. cabrera smashed a home run. detroit won, 5-3, they trail chicago. the mets wore first responder nypd hats during batting practice. this team belonged to the team in red, white and blue. the gnats won after a 5-3 victory. if you build it, they will come. that's what seattle is hoping. they plan to build an arena to house an nhl team. soccer head coach guaranteed a winning team usa deliver in a game to make or break the world cup. they beat jamaica, 1-0. hercules gomez made the goal. the next qualifier, october 12th. >>> finally, a serious case of bieber fever. they offered the pop star a one-year contract. bieber is canadian, so he's got to be good at hockey. bieber on ice could be the best hockey you see all winter. that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for a look at the weather, here is todd santos with the weather channel forecast. good morning, again. >> better him than myself on ice. hey, you know, i mentioned temperature. big differences for especially the eastern ha

withbaltimoreforfirst. tigers inched closer to the top spot in the central. prince fielder got clearance for takeoff in the seventh. detroit beat chicago 8-6. they're a game back. don't look now, but the phillies are back in the play-off race. left for dead, the phils were major sellerses at the trade deadline. jimmy rollins with the go-ahead homer, beating the marlins 3-1. rangers have been in the hunt since opening day. a victory over the indians. adrian beltre making a late push for mvp, his 32nd homer. rangers win 5-2. forget tebowing, that's a thing of the past. a new pose called griffining, born on sunday when robert griffin was seen celebrating from the seat of his pants. now everyone is doing it. everyone is griffoning. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> griffining. good to know. here is meteorologist todd santos with the weather channel forecast. >>> hey, a beautiful day for everybody. going to be playing outside, getting football in at least with some friends. did want to mention areas where you may be dealing with showers for the morning commute. a lot of ac

with a 5-4 win. the orioles inch closer to the yankees. the route wason.baltimorescoredthee in the first, four in the second. they're just a half game back. the orioles are duking it out with the yankees. jacoby ellsbury left the yard in a hurry. red sox win it 5-2. tampa is falling fast. they're 5.5 back. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred rogan. >>> we check in with dylan dreyer watching the forecast. >> where it's cooler, you won't see sunshine. don't be discouraged in minneapolis where it's 44 degrees. we did have frost and freeze warnings earlier this morning. you'll see sunshine and temperatures back into the 60s. this is all the rain we're watching as we head into this afternoon. right now, it is producing some heavier thunderstorms with frequent lightning across the panhandle of florida. this is going to stretch eastward as we head into this afternoon and there is the potential for some severe weather later today with frequent cloud to ground lightning. wind gusts up to 40 to 50 miles per hour. we could get reports of isolated tornadoes. something we'll keep